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- [path-wey, pahth-]
- /ˈpæθˌweɪ, ˈpɑθ-/
- /ˈpɑːθ.weɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [path-wey, pahth-]
- /ˈpæθˌweɪ, ˈpɑθ-/
Definitions of pathway word
- noun pathway a path, course, route, or way. 1
- noun pathway Biochemistry. a sequence of reactions, usually controlled and catalyzed by enzymes, by which one organic substance is converted to another. 1
- abbreviation PATHWAY path 1
- countable noun pathway A pathway is a path which you can walk along or a route which you can take. 0
- countable noun pathway A pathway is a particular course of action or a way of achieving something. 0
- noun pathway a route to or way of access to; way of reaching or achieving something 0
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Origin of pathway
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; path + way1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pathway
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pathway popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pathway usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pathway
noun pathway
- alley — An alley is a narrow passage or street with buildings or walls on both sides.
- alleyway — An alleyway is the same as an alley.
- artery — Arteries are the tubes in your body that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Compare vein.
- avenue — Avenue is sometimes used in the names of streets. The written abbreviation Ave. is also used.
- beaten track — well-trodden path or route
Top questions with pathway
- what is the substrate molecule to initiate this metabolic pathway?
- which of these is a logical signal transduction pathway?
- what is a pathway?
- which pathway represents the flow of electrons during photosynthesis?
- what is a metabolic pathway?
- what is a signal transduction pathway?
- inside an active mitochondrion most electrons follow which pathway?
- why is photosynthesis referred to as a biochemical pathway?
- what is a biochemical pathway?
- what is a career pathway?
- what is the pathway of blood through the heart?
- what is a nerve pathway?
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